California lawmakers are weighing a proposal to prohibit the expansion of facilities to detain immigrants and require new monitoring of the treatment of immigrants under detention.Source: California lawmakers consider immigrant detention proposal in budget negotiations with governor...
The Federal Election Commission recently launched a new website intended to improve its user experience through a cleaner layout and additional features.Source: New FEC website aims to simplify access to campaign finance data...
While it’s been obvious for years that election law — the rules by which votes are counted, district lines are drawn and campaigns are paid for — represents a front in the culture wars, we don’t usually think of it that way.Source: Election Wars at the Supreme Court...
A complaint filed against Senator Bernie Sanders by a Hillary Clinton super PAC during the 2016 Democratic primary campaign was dismissed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) last month.Source: Hillary Clinton Supporters Filed a Complaint Against Bernie Sanders—And Lost...
WASHINGTON - There are few things that strike more fear into the heart of a member of Congress than the word “redistricting.Source: Fearing 2018 losses, Texas Republicans in Congress want special session on redistricting...
“Look, in Kansas, for example, we put our photo ID law in place in 2012. So, if you want to test the effect on participation, you look at the 2010 election and the 2014, which we did. In the rest of the country, participation dropped severely between 2010 and 2014.Source: Do voter ID laws help or hurt voter turnout?...
RALEIGH, N.C.Source: North Carolina’s battle over voting rights intensifies...
WASHINGTON — The White House unexpectedly backed down Friday in a confrontation with the government’s top ethics officer, announcing it will publicly disclose waivers that have been quietly handed out since January to let certain former lobbyists work in the administration.Source: White House Backs Down on Keeping Ethics Waivers Secret...
Two weeks after President Donald Trump announced a commission to investigate illegal voting, Democrats are responding with a new effort to highlight voter suppression and debunk claims that voter fraud is a widespread problem.Source: Democrats Launch New Effort To Fight Back Against Trump's Bogus Claims Of Voter Fraud...
The Kobach Commission (sometimes referred to as the Pence Commission) on voter fraud was created in the way so many things have been in the Trump administration.Source: Kobach ‘Voter Fraud’ Commission Gets Fast Thumbs Down...
